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亭

亭·pavilion, restaurant

On-yomi
テイ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

9 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
料亭りょうていtraditional restaurant
亭主ていしゅhusband, host
亭主関白ていしゅかんぱくa domineering husband

Example sentences

  1. 接待で高級な料亭に行った。

    せったいでこうきゅうなりょうていにいった。

    We went to an expensive traditional restaurant to entertain clients.

  2. うちの亭主は料理が上手です。

    うちのていしゅはりょうりがじょうずです。

    My husband is a good cook.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • 亭主 is an old-fashioned, informal word for one's own husband, not a polite term for someone else's

Memory aid

Picture it

A tall roof on a single post 丁 — a roadside pavilion you can shelter under.

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